In a long video he released on Tuesday, April 15, Obama said Joe's character and experience was what the US needed, especially in handling the coronavirus pandemic.

“Choosing Joe to be my vice-president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a close friend and I believe Joe has all the qualities we need in a president right now,” Obama said.

The former head of state said Joe's experience in handling the Ebola crisis would have come in handy at a time when the world's superpower was fighting coronavirus. The US had already lost over 26,047 people to the COVID-19 as of Aapril 15, 2020.

During a Democratic primary that drew a field of more than 20 contenders, Obama's image was used by Sanders and Michael Bloomberg with each one of them boasting of their close relationship with the former president.

The former president kept a low public profile throughout much of the Democratic nomination fight, but he was active behind the scenes.

However, his endorsement of Biden marks the public re-emergence of Obama into the political arena.

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